We’re partnering with a global hedge fund to appoint a Head of Cyber Security to lead and evolve its security function.
This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who understands the unique cyber security challenges of a trading environment, from protecting proprietary trading systems and intellectual property to securing modern engineering platforms and AI-enabled technologies.
You’ll work directly with senior leadership while remaining close to engineering, shaping security strategy and driving technical delivery across the organisation.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the cyber security function.
- Defining and executing the firm’s cyber security strategy.
- Partnering with engineering to embed security into software development and infrastructure.
- Driving AI security and governance across the organisation.
- Protecting trading systems, sensitive market data and intellectual property.
- Leading incident response, threat management and security engineering initiatives.
- Managing and mentoring a small team of security professionals.
Requirements:
- Proven experience leading cyber security within a trading firm, investment bank, hedge fund, market maker or electronic trading environment.
- Strong hands-on background across security engineering, cloud security and application security.
- Experience working closely with engineering teams in fast-paced, technology-driven organisations.
- Good understanding of AI security, secure software development and modern cloud environments.
- Comfortable operating at both executive and technical levels.
This is an opportunity to shape the security strategy of a technology-driven trading business while remaining hands-on and working directly with senior leadership.
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